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COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-1192 cpw.state.co.us Who we are Golden Gate Canyon State Park offers a variety of recreation opportunities within an hour’s drive of the Den- ver Metro Area. Over forty miles of multiple-use trails await the outdoor enthusiast, providing access to high mountain meadows, lush streamside corridors, rocky peaks and dense forest. Overnight accommodations range from the Harmsen Ranch Guest House, to tent and RV sites at the family-friendly Reverend’s Ridge Campground, to rustic backcountry sites with no amenities. First class campgrounds, picnic areas, trails and fishing areas are nestled within nearly 12,000 acres of semi-wilderness. Panorama Point Scenic Overlook and group facility offers spectacular views of over 100 miles of Colorado’s Continental Divide throughout the year. Sportsmen of all ages and abilities will find numerous hunting and fishing opportunities within the boundaries of this spectacular state park. Visitors to Golden Gate Canyon State Park spend about $37.1 million annually in local communities. 1 Top attractions • Over forty miles of trails offering a variety of opportunities for hiking, bicycling, winter sports and horseback riding. • Year-round overnight accommodations, including cabins, yurts, Harmsen Ranch Guest House, electric RV sites, tent camping and back- country campsites and shelters. • Panorama Point Scenic Overlook offers views of 100 miles of snow-capped peaks along the Continental Divide. • Various group facilities, including Rifleman Philips Campground, Red Barn Picnic Area, the Columbine Meeting Room, Panorama Point and Works Ranch Group Area. • Hunting and fishing opportunities include regularly stocked fishing ponds along park roads and in the backcountry, in addition to small and big game hunting areas. Our partners • e Clinton Family Foundation • Colorado State Forest Service • Larkin Family Trust • Gilpin County • Jefferson County • Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics Challenges we face • Ensuring forest health, fuel mitigation, moun- tain pine beetle mitigation and noxious weed resource management projects are funded and completed annually through coordinated efforts between the park and Colorado State Forest Service staff and volunteers. • Augmenting operational and personnel resources with increased efforts to recruit and train individual and group volunteers. • Seeking private donations to maintain and enhance the park’s 40+ miles of multiple-use trails, access roads and backcountry campgrounds. • Overcrowding and capacity issues at many locations requiring additional staffing resources and law enforcement activities. • Balancing expanded recreational uses and facility maintenance with stagnant operating budgets. C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E KEN PAPALEO//HIGH COUNTRY COLORING Golden Gate Canyon State Park 1 Source: Corona Research, Colorado State Parks Marketing Assessment, “Visitor Spending Analysis 2008-2009.” (adjusted for inflation)
